The Socialist tree people's of Alire is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Kupa-Lenox with an even hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and daily referendums. The compassionate, cheerful population of 4.057 billion Alireans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Harappa. The average income tax rate is 85.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Alirean economy, worth 488 trillion Golden coins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. Average income is an impressive 120,287 Golden coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The seventh son of a seventh son is fated to be a millionaire, boys who take just one date to the high school prom are called 'losers', saying "don't do anything that Kupa-Lenox wouldn't do" doesn't exclude a great deal, and a passport is literally priceless. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Alire's national animal is the panther, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Treeism.

Alire is ranked 274,246^th in the world and 5,690^th in The North Pacific for Most Primitive, scoring -272.23 on the Scary Big Number Scale.